METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



29 



February, 1838. 



30.01 29. 

 29.75 29. 

 29. 5K 

 29.42 211. 

 29.52 29 



9.72 29. 



9.93 29. 



9.41 29. 

 29.84 29, 

 29.4.-I 29. 



19.49 29. 



19.9(1 29, 



9G 29.87 

 67 29.t)6 

 47 29.45 

 43 29.4>'< 

 47 29.55 



43 29.41 



S4 29..'- 7 



29. 3S 21 



29. Gi; 21 



29.44 21 



29.45 21 

 29.52 2' 

 29.79 29 

 29.77 29 

 29.60 29 

 29.73 29 

 29.73 29 

 29.89 29 

 29.88 29 



.71 -I'.i.H 



.36 29.43 

 .42 29.47 

 .55 29.68 

 8 29.79 

 .67 29.65 

 .5729.67 

 .70!29.68 

 73 29.86 

 87 29.87 

 .83 29.83 



Mean=i;29. 64 29.62,29.65 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 

 Max. 130.19 30.14 30,(1' 

 Miu. 29.50 29. 4(1 29.1 

 Mean 29. S2 29. Mi 29. v 

 Range] 0.69, O.Gb, 0.59 



Mean of month 29.817 

 Extreme range 0.73 



12.3 24.4 17.0 



16.0 

 15.0 

 10.7 

 12.0 

 15.0 

 18.0 

 25.3 

 35.3 

 31.0 

 25.3 

 25.7 

 18.7 

 32.0 

 24.0 

 12.7 

 16.0 

 6.0 

 14.7 

 IG.O 

 12.0 

 12.0 

 17.3 

 1S.3 

 19.0 

 9.7 

 9.3 

 13.0 

 18.0 



35.3 



6.0 



17.9 

 38.0 



N. \V. 

 N. W. 

 N. K. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 S. W'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. W'ly 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 



N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 N. W'ly 

 N. E'ly 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 



N. W. 

 W'ly 

 N'ly 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 N. E. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 

 E'ly 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 N'ly 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 W'ly 



Days 

 S'ly & S. W'ly 3 



W'ly &N. W'ly 19 

 N. E'ly & E'ly G 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Snow 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Misty 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Sn. & r'n: 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Snow 



Misty 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloud V 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



(-'loudy 



Variable 



Cl'y, var. 



Suow 



Variable 



Rain 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Snow 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clr.'ir 



Clear 



(_'lou.ly 



Clear 



Clear . 

 Variable 

 Clouily 

 Rainy . 



0.25 

 0.10 



0.50 



O.Gd 



0.25 

 0.G2 



Int. Wind N. W. in morning, S.Wly in aflc 

 iioon; CHiuo to M,W. again In evening; light all 

 .lay. 



'Jit riuiidy in morning. Clear in afternoon. 

 Wmh) iiHHl.Tale N, W. 



:'.■! \ iiy law and cold. Flurry of snow 

 wa:,\-. uiKlit, Wind m.>di)ra(e. 



III.. Variable in inoruiug, witli a Ourry of sn 

 V. I y ik-ar in afternoon and evening. Brilliant 

 iMiE.pi.i ol" red light seen at .^ A. M., 8ho4)ting up 

 fr.ii. iIm. .N. E. toward" the zenith, and also from 

 I In- VV. Light round the K.; some corruscatiou 

 but nut brilliant. 



Kigiit of 7th. Shower, equal 0.25 inch of water. 



9th. Began to snow very moderately from 6 to 7 

 A. M.; wiiiil liglitN. E. Snow, mixed with ft lil ' 



rain, roiilir d very moderately during a greater 



]iai( .if tl.i- .lay. 0.10 inch of water. 



IKIi. V.'iv iileasant morning; nearly clear; 

 wind light Wiy. Clouded up, and (lurry of si 

 tV.>ra 11 to 12 A.M. At 1 P.M., sun out; v 

 S. W.; very mild. From 4 to 3 P. M., began to 

 snow; wind soon came to K. E. At 6 P. M. 

 !il(er, wind growing fiesh, and snow blow 

 Wind came to N. W., and cleared before morn 

 About 6 inches light, dry suow fallen, equal oTS 

 inch of water. 



1.1th. Rain during the uiglit from E'ly. Clear 

 before morning. 



loth. Began to snow about .sunrise; wind light 

 J(. E. Snow continued till from 12 M. to 1 P. M.- 

 aixiut 2 inches. Wind .tame more to N'ly, Cloudy 

 ar(ernoon. From 2 to 3 snows in the night. 



16th. Fine mist in the morning, which froze as 

 it fell ; wind light N. E. Began to hail and snow 

 about 1 P.M., and continued duringthe afternoon 

 and evening. Wind camo to N. W. before morn- 

 ing, and cleared. 



l"tli. Very severe cold ; the wind cutting from 

 N W. 



Isth. Very blustering. 



m.li. Very blustering. 



2(ilh. Blustering. Kiver closed against the boat 



1)V i 



Hhi.si 



■illii 



!• and more pleasant, 

 irning. Cloudy and 



veuing. 



March, 1838. 



29.83129. 

 29.88|29. 

 30.06 30. 

 30.20 3ti. 



,9.95 29. 



,9.4G 29. 



29.86 

 29.93 

 30.15 

 30.15 

 29.32 



29.75 29. 

 ,9.68 29.' 

 29.95!29.i 

 29.85'29.' 

 29.74 29. 

 29. 9f- 29,' 



211, III 

 29.90 

 29.94 

 29.73 

 29.91 

 29.94 



Means;29.78,29.77'29.78 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 .Mean 

 Range 



30.38130.36 30.33 



29.40 29.31 29.50 



29.96 29.95 29.96 



0.98 1.115 0.83 



Mean of mouth 29.95 

 Extreme range 1.07 



24.0 

 21.0 

 38.3 

 26.3 

 32.0 

 39.0 

 33.0 

 33.0 

 32.7 

 37.7 

 38.7 

 37.0 

 36. 7 

 37.7 

 40.7 

 43.7 

 35.7 

 30.3 

 33.3 

 42.7 

 37.0 

 37.7 

 37.7 

 47.0 

 35.0 

 41.3 

 33.0 

 32.0 

 33.3 

 3G.0 

 34.0 



N. W'ly 

 N. E'ly 



N. E. 



N. W. 



S. E. 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. W. 

 S'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. W'ly 



E'ly 



N. W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S. W. 



W'ly 



N. E'ly 



N'ly 



S. W. 



N. W. 



N. E'ly 



N. E. 

 E'ly 



S. E'ly 



N. W. 



N. W. 



47.0 

 21.0 



35.1 



46.0 



N. E. 

 N. E'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S.E. 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. W. 



N'ly 

 S. W'ly 



N'ly 

 S. W'ly 



E'ly 

 N. E'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



E'ly 



S. W. 

 N. E'ly 

 S. E'ly 



S. E'ly 

 S. W'ly 



N. W. 

 N. W'ly 



S. E'ly 



S. E'ly 



S. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N. E. 



W'ly 

 S. E'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S. W. 



N. E. 

 S.W'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



S. W. 



E'ly 



E'ly 

 S'ly 



N. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 

 S. E'ly 

 S. W'ly 

 N. E'ly 



N. W. 



N. W. 



Days 

 S'ly & S. W'ly 4 

 W'lv&N. W'ly 7 

 N. E'ly & E'ly 20 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Snow 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Snow 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Misty 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Snow 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Snow 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Snow 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Variable 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Variable 



Rain 



Snow 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Snow 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Misty 



Mistv 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Snow 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy 

 Rainy . 



Days 

 . 14 



. 5 



1.00 

 1.00 



4lh. Very pleasant. 



Slh. Wind S E'ly. Began to i 

 1*. lil. Wind and rain heavy 

 (■|<-;.i.-.l, with wind W'ly, before 



lin from .1 to 4 

 norning. Rain 



.111. Halo about the moon in the evening; wii 

 light Wly ; came to M. E. before morning. 



Till. Began to snow early in the forenoon, wii 

 wind N. E Snow and rain in the afternoon ai 

 evening. 



Slh. WindN. E. Cloudy, with some mist du 

 iiig the day. At ."j^i P. M,, began to snow, and 

 c.nlinued through the night. 6 or 7 inches of 

 damp suow. 



!lih. Cleared from 8 to 9 A, M. Wind came to 

 .N W. 



inth. Clondy in morning. Clear in afiern. 

 mild and pleasant. 



lllhand 12th. Mild and pleasant. 



13lli. Very mild and pleasant. 



l.ilh and 16th. Mild and pleasant. 



17th. Wind K. E.. brisk and raw, increasing to- 

 wards night, and cloudy. Wind continued heavy 

 during the night, 



ISlh. Snow began to fall about (i A. M,; wind 

 heavy N. E. Snow conliuucd till alter 10 P. M., 

 but ceased before morning. 



24th. Wind light S. W. in morning; mild 

 pleasant. Wind came to W., and then to K, 

 in aflernoon ; gusty and blustering, 



27lh, Began to snow moderately from 3 to 4 

 P, M,; wind light S. E'ly. Snow till night, nearly 

 2 inches. 



